1920 World Series

Team / Wins Manager Season Cleveland Indians (5) Tris Speaker (player/manager) 98-56, . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Tristram E Speaker ( April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely 636, GA: 2 Brooklyn Dodgers (2) Wilbert Robinson 93-61, . The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Wilbert Robinson ( June 29, 1863 – August 8, 1934) nicknamed "Uncle Robbie" was an American Catcher, coach 604, GA: 7
Dates:	October 5–October 12, 1920
Umpires:	Bill Klem (NL), Tommy Connolly (AL), Hank O'Day (NL), Bill Dinneen (AL)
Future Hall of Famers:	Indians: Stan Coveleski, Joe Sewell, Tris Speaker. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm ( February 22 1874 – September 16 1951) known as the "father of Baseball Thomas Henry Connolly ( December 31, 1870 - April 28, 1961) was an English - American umpire in Major League Henry Francis O'Day ( July 8 1862 – July 2 1935) was an American right-handed Pitcher, umpire and William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen ( April 5 1876 - January 13 1955) was an American right-handed Stanley Anthony Coveleski (Kowalewski ( July 13, 1889, Shamokin Pennsylvania &ndash March 20, 1984) was a Major League For other people and things named "Sewell", see Sewell (disambiguation Tristram E Speaker ( April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely Robins: Wilbert Robinson (mgr. Wilbert Robinson ( June 29, 1863 – August 8, 1934) nicknamed "Uncle Robbie" was an American Catcher, coach ), Stan Coveleski, Rube Marquard, Zack Wheat. Stanley Anthony Coveleski (Kowalewski ( July 13, 1889, Shamokin Pennsylvania &ndash March 20, 1984) was a Major League Richard William "Rube" Marquard (October 9 1886 - June 1 1980 was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s Zachariah Davis "Zack" Wheat ( May 23, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1972) nicknamed "Buck" was an American Major
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In the 1920 World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Robins, then known interchangeably as the Robins in reference to their manager Wilbert Robinson, in 7 games, five games to two. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 5 games to 3 The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Wilbert Robinson ( June 29, 1863 – August 8, 1934) nicknamed "Uncle Robbie" was an American Catcher, coach This series was a best-of-nine series, like the first World Series in 1903 and the World Series of 1919 and 1921. The only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam and the World Series home run by a pitcher all occurred in this Series. In Baseball, a triple play (denoted by TP) is the rare act of making three outs during the same continuous play in baseball In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of

The triple play was unassisted and turned by Cleveland's Bill Wambsganss in Game 5. In Baseball, a triple play (denoted by TP) is the rare act of making three outs during the same continuous play in baseball William Adolf Wambsganss ( March 19, 1894 - December 8, 1985) was a Second baseman in Major League Baseball. Wambsganss, playing second base, caught a line drive off the bat of Clarence Mitchell, stepped on second base to put out Pete Kilduff, and tagged Otto Miller coming from first base. Clarence Elmer Mitchell ( February 22, 1891 in Franklin Nebraska - November 6, 1963 in Grand Island Nebraska) is Peter John Kilduff ( April 4, 1893 in Weir City Kansas - February 14, 1930 in Pittsburg Kansas) is a former professional It was the second of fourteen (as of May 2008) unassisted triple plays in major-league baseball history, and it remains the only one in postseason play. In Baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play without any teammates touching the ball

The fifth game also saw the first grand slam in World Series history (hit by Cleveland's Elmer Smith) and the first Series home run by a pitcher (Cleveland's Jim Bagby, Sr.). In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby Elmer John Smith ( September 21, 1892 - August 3, 1984) born in Sandusky Ohio was an Outfielder for the Cleveland James Charles Jacob Bagby Sr ( October 5 1889 &ndash July 28 1954) was an American right-handed Starting pitcher in And in that same game, Brooklyn outhit Cleveland but lost 8-1.

Cleveland had won the American League pennant in a close race with the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Sox's participation in the Black Sox Scandal the previous year had caught up to them late in the season, and their star players were suspended with 3 games left in the season, when they were in a virtual tie with the Indians. The Black Sox Scandal refers to a number of events that took place around and during the play of the 1919 World Series. The Yankees, with their recently-acquired star Babe Ruth, were almost ready to start their eventual World Series dynasty. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of For Cleveland, it would prove to be one of their few successes in a long history of largely either poor or not-quite-good enough clubs.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Matchups 2.1 Game 1 2.2 Game 2 2.3 Game 3 2.4 Game 4 2.5 Game 5 2.6 Game 6 2.7 Game 7 3 Composite Box 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

Summary

AL Cleveland Indians (5) vs. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. NL Brooklyn Robins (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cleveland Indians - 3, Brooklyn Robins - 1	October 5	Ebbets Field	23,573[1]
2	Cleveland Indians - 0, Brooklyn Robins - 3	October 6	Ebbets Field	22,559[2]
3	Cleveland Indians - 1, Brooklyn Robins - 2	October 7	Ebbets Field	25,088[3]
4	Brooklyn Robins - 1, Cleveland Indians - 5	October 9	Dunn Field	25,734[4]
5	Brooklyn Robins - 1, Cleveland Indians - 8	October 10	Dunn Field	26,884[5]
6	Brooklyn Robins - 0, Cleveland Indians - 1	October 11	Dunn Field	27,194[6]
7	Brooklyn Robins - 0, Cleveland Indians - 3	October 12	Dunn Field	27,525[7]

Matchups

Game 1

Tuesday, October 5, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	1

WP: Stan Coveleski (1-0)  LP: Rube Marquard (0-1)  

Game 2

Wednesday, October 6, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Brooklyn	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	7	0

WP: Burleigh Grimes (1-0)  LP: Jim Bagby (0-1)  

Game 3

Thursday, October 7, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
Brooklyn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	6	1

WP: Sherry Smith (1-0)  LP: Ray Caldwell (0-1)  

Game 4

Saturday, October 9, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Cleveland	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	5	12	2

WP: Stan Coveleski (2-0)  LP: Leon Cadore (0-1)  

Game 5

Sunday, October 10, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	1
Cleveland	4	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	X	8	12	2

WP: Jim Bagby (1-1)  LP: Burleigh Grimes (1-1)  
HRs:  CLE – Elmer Smith (1), Jim Bagby (1)

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Wamby Makes Unassisted Triple Play

• CLEVELAND, Sunday Oct. 10, 1920 - Bill Wambsganss' unassisted triple play highlighted the most unusual game in World Series history today and helped the Cleveland Indians to a wild 8-1 victory over the Brooklyn Robins. Elmer Smith hit a grand slam and Jim Bagby also homered as the Indians took the lead in games three to two. The triple play and grand slam were unprecedented in World Series history and Bagby became the first pitcher to homer in a World Series. "I've been in baseball 40 years," Robins manager Wilbert Robinson said, "and I never saw one like this. " The first Indian to face Burleigh Grimes was Charlie Johnson, who singled. He stopped at second on Wambsganss' single. Then Grimes fell fielding Tris Speaker's bunt, loading the bases. Then Smith hit a 1-2 pitch over the right field screen for a 4-0 lead. In the home fourth, Doc Johnston singled to center and moved up on a passed ball. After Grimes put Steve O'Neill on, Bagby homered into the center field stands. Pete Kilduff began the top of the fifth with a single to left center. When Otto Miller singled to center, Speaker's quick throw to third drove Kilduff back to second. That brought up reliever Clarence Mitchell, who went six for sixteen as a pinch-hitter this season and sometimes fills in at first base and in the outfield. A left-handed hitter, he drove the ball toward right center. Second baseman Wambsganss moved slightly to his right, tipped onto his toes, sprung a little bit and grabbed the ball with his gloved hand. Never hesitating, he continued to second base, easily doubling Kilduff. Then when Wamby turned to throw to first base he saw Miller frozen directly in front of him. Reaching out, Wamby tagged Miller easily. The crowd was silent momentarily, then, realizing what had happened, broke into thunderous applause. In the Brooklyn eighth, Ernie Krueger singled to center. But Mitchell grounded to first baseman Johnson, who started a double play. Thus, Mitchell made five outs in two at-bats.

Game 6

October 11, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	1	7	3

WP: Duster Mails (1-0)  LP: Sherry Smith (1-1)  

Game 7

Tuesday, October 12, 1920 at Dunn Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Cleveland	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	X	3	7	3

WP: Stan Coveleski (3-0)  LP: Burleigh Grimes (1-2)  

Composite Box

1920 World Series (5-2): Cleveland Indians (A. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar League Park was a Baseball stadium located in Cleveland Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Sherrod Malone (Sherry Smith ( February 18, 1891 - September 12, 1949) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar League Park was a Baseball stadium located in Cleveland Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Stanley Anthony Coveleski (Kowalewski ( July 13, 1889, Shamokin Pennsylvania &ndash March 20, 1984) was a Major League Burleigh Arland Grimes ( August 18 1893 – December 6 1985) was an American professional Baseball player and the last The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. L. ) over Brooklyn Robins (N. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA L. )

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	6	2	2	6	2	2	1	0	0	21	53	12
Brooklyn Robins	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	8	44	6
Total Attendance: 178,557   Average Attendance: 25,508
Winning Player’s Share: – $4,168   Losing Player’s Share – $2,420[8]

Notes

References

• Neft, David S. , and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 82-86)
• Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed. ), p. 2128. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
• Forman, Sean L. . 1920 World Series. Baseball-Reference. com - Major League Statistics and Information. . Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city

External links

• 1920 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
• 1920 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1920 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
• 1920 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org

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